Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivie La Paz Depairtment. It wis creatit on 8 Januar 1838, wi the name Cercado an on 17 October 1912, durin the presidency o Eliodoro Villazón, its name wis chyngit in honor o Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist o the revolution o 16 Juin 1809.[1]
Pedro Domingo Murillo | |
|---|---|
Province | |
.jpg) Valle de la Luna ("Moon Glen") | |
 Location o Pedro Domingo Murillo Province athin Bolivi | |
 Provinces o the La Paz Depairtment | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′0″S 68°0′0″W / 16.50000°S 68.00000°W | |
| Kintra |  Bolivie |
| Depairtment | La Paz Depairtment |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Foondation | 17 October 1912 |
| Caipital | Palca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4705 km2 (1,817 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,484,328 |
| • Density | 315.5/km2 (817/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara Quechua |
| Website | Official website |
The province contains the Bolivie admeenistrative caipital, La Paz, as well as the major ceety o El Alto.
Subdiveesion
eeditPedro Domingo Murillo Province is dividit intae five municipalities.
| Municipality | Inhabitants (2001) [2] | Seat | Inhabitants (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz Municipality | 793,293 | La Paz | 789,585 |
| Palca Municipality | 14,185 | Palca | 894 |
| Mecapaca Municipality | 11,782 | Mecapaca | 251 |
| Achocalla Municipality | 15,110 | Achocalla | 10,369 |
| El Alto Municipality | 649,958 | El Alto | 647,350 |
Places o interest
eeditSome o the tourist attractions o the municipality are:[3]
- In La Paz Municipality:
- Huayna Potosí Snawcovered Muntain
- Cotapata Naitional Pairk an Integratit Management Natural Aurie
- Abra de la Cumbre at a hicht of 4,650 m abuin sea level, the heichest point on the route atween La Paz an the Yungas
- Killi Killi viewpoint which presents a panoramic view o the ceety o La Paz
- Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock o aboot 150 m heicht that has the shape of a tooth
- Valle de la Luna ("Muin Glen"), sooth o La Paz ceety
- La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" wi an aurie o 22.4 ha, the lairgest zoo in Bolivie, the seicont lairgest in Sooth Americae an the heichest in the warld.
- Lake Inkachaka
- In Palca Municipality:
- Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which affers a sicht o the contrastin landscape an snawcappit Illimani
- Valle de los Ánimas ("Strath o the Souls") an its lake (Laguna de las Ánimas) in Palca Canton
- the toun o Palca wi hooses o colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, kent as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in Palca Canton
- the commonties o Quilihuaya an Pinaya in Quilihuaya Canton
- the commonty o Cohoni, its kirk datin frae the 17t century an the chullpas o Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ El Diario Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Tourist guide by the government of the department
Freemit airtins
eedit- Map o Pedro Domingo Murillo Province Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine